Assessment

Digital Health Readiness Assessment

Independent, vendor-neutral assessment to help Nigerian and African health systems choose, implement, and scale health IT that actually works.

What this is

HTA+ provides a structured readiness assessment that evaluates whether a facility, program, or government health initiative is prepared for digital health investments, and what must be fixed first to reduce failure risk.

This is not an "install and pray" exercise. It's systems assurance: a practical evaluation of governance, workflows, infrastructure, data, interoperability, and sustainability, tailored to real operating conditions.

Who it's for

  • Hospitals and clinic networks planning EMR/HIS upgrades
  • State Ministries of Health and agencies planning statewide digital health programs
  • Donors, NGOs, and implementers needing independent due diligence before funding or scaling
  • Health IT vendors seeking readiness context and integration pathways (without lock-in)

What we assess (8 pillars)

  1. Governance and ownership
    Decision rights, policies, stewardship, accountability, vendor management, lifecycle planning.
  2. Infrastructure and resilience
    Power reliability, connectivity, device readiness, offline workflows, support capacity.
  3. Clinical workflow fit
    Patient journey mapping, documentation burden, usability, task-shifting realities, adoption risk.
  4. Interoperability and standards readiness
    Data exchange pathways, minimum datasets, DHIS2 alignment, FHIR direction, terminologies where feasible.
  5. Data quality, integrity, and safety
    Validation rules, audit trails, access controls, corrections/amendments, reporting reliability.
  6. Workforce readiness and change capacity
    Digital literacy by cadre, super-user model, training approach, turnover resilience.
  7. Financial sustainability and total cost of ownership
    Realistic costs (devices, connectivity, support, hosting), funding model, affordability, scale economics.
  8. Measurement and value realization
    KPIs and outcomes, reporting burden reduction, care impact signals, decision-useful dashboards.

How the assessment works (4 phases)

Phase 1 — Discovery & alignment

We confirm scope, stakeholders, current systems, and the decision you're trying to make (buy, upgrade, scale, integrate, or evaluate a pilot).

Phase 2 — Field assessment

We conduct structured interviews, workflow observation, infrastructure review, and documentation review (policies, reports, registers, system screenshots where available).

Phase 3 — Scoring & risk analysis

We score the eight pillars, build a risk register, and identify failure points (what breaks first) plus mitigation actions.

Phase 4 — Recommendations & roadmap

We deliver a prioritized roadmap (0–6 months, 6–24 months, scale-ready), plus a standards alignment matrix and an executive brief suitable for leadership or donors.

What you receive (deliverables)

  • Readiness Scorecard (8-pillar scoring + heat map)
  • Risk Register (severity, likelihood, mitigations, owners)
  • Interoperability & Standards Matrix (current state, gaps, practical next steps)
  • Prioritized Roadmap (quick wins + medium-term + scale-ready)
  • Executive Brief (donor/leadership-ready summary)
  • Optional: Vendor/Solution Due Diligence Add-on (fit-for-context evaluation and lock-in risk)

Typical timeline

Most engagements run 2–6 weeks depending on number of sites, travel requirements, and stakeholder availability.

Standards-informed, Africa-fit

Our approach is informed by global best-practice concepts (e.g., digital health maturity, interoperability principles, and information security governance) while being tailored to the operational realities of Nigerian and African health systems: variable power and connectivity, workforce constraints, mixed paper–digital workflows, and scale challenges.

Ready to assess before you invest?

Contact HTA+ to schedule a readiness assessment scoping call.

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